Fastwurms (Dai Skuse and Kim Kozzi), are an artistic
team that produce video, installation and sculptural pieces of art work. I
found them interesting in relation to my project because they use cats to
identify themselves much like I am portraying people’s spirit animals with my
project. They feel a strong connection towards cats, and they feel as though
their cats are their children. They are also witches, as in Wiccan religion,
which puts a greater emphasis on cats as well. I believe that cats are Fastwurms
spirit animals without a doubt. When asked about their use of animals in their
art, they describe it as the following:
Skuse:
Putting our cats in our films is a perfect example of how we work from the
pleasure principle. Pussy Necropolis, which stars four of
our cats when they were kittens—that’s designed to give us pleasure forever. We
bought our first digital camera to record the kittens, and the guy selling it
to us was convinced, based on all the questions we asked, that we had just had
our first child.
Kozzi:
I can watch that film once a day.
Skuse:
If we had the money, we’d be a witch version of Siegfried & Roy.
Their animals
give them joy and pleasure and that is why they use them in their art, much in
the same way I am drawn to animals and curious about people’s connection with
animals. Many people are drawn to animals in a certain way, and Fastwurms
explains their connection to their cats which in turn makes them want to put
them in their art, like they said it is their “pleasure factor,” which I think
perfectly describes my pull to put animals in much of my art work as well, it
definitely adds a “pleasure factor” for me.
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